Wakis Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Wakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 647 | 1:40,843 | 3,505 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Wakis (124) may also be a first name.
Wakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakis is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakis is the 477,903rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wakis live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Wakis is also the 836,439th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 124 people.
Wakis is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 647 people, or 1 in 40,843. In Yemen Wakis is primarily concentrated in: Abyan Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Barring Yemen it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakies | 91 | 70 | / |
| Wakise | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wakish | 91 | 12 | / |
| Wakhis | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wakkis | 91 | 6 | / |
| Waekis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wakios | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wackis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Watkiss | 83 | 1,538 | / |
| Waszkis | 83 | 55 | / |
| Wattkis | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wakaish | 83 | 3 | / |
| Washkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakaise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakkies | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuatkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakkais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waatkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wackais | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wakkiss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wadkiss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wakes | 80 | 382 | / |
| Vakis | 80 | 337 | / |
| Waqis | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wekis | 80 | 17 | / |
| Whatkiss | 77 | 8 | / |
| Washkiss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waskaise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wackes | 73 | 204 | / |
| Baykis | 73 | 55 | / |
| Bagkis | 73 | 32 | / |
| Weakes | 73 | 31 | / |
| Vakkis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vakish | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vakios | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waquis | 73 | 5 | / |
| Veakis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weikis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waqiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waqais | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vakais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakest | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakesh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wacisz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baqkis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wokais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakqis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wacais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakihs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vatkis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waykes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wauschkis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Watkeys | 67 | 206 | / |
| Vashkis | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bakkihs | 67 | 51 | / |
| Weikiss | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bakhais | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakaish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waiques | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bahkish | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakkhis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woikiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weykiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakiche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Backeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitkys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaukish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauskis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakihsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasquis | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakis
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